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… pair of felines in another room, then held out my hand. Butterfly crawled onto my wrist. She kept moving until she was nestled on my shoulder. If she had been a cat, I’d have sworn she … comfortable space possible as her spirit wafted into the next life. In Butterfly’s case, the best place probably would be to die among the impatiens and petunias on the patio. Better among … There was a clap of thunder. It was going to storm. Butterfly knew this as well as I, but she kept climbing. Up towards the roof. Was she going to hitch one last thrilling flight on a stormy …

… classes expresses the experience and frustration of many: “I tried doing it, but my mind kept jumping all over. I just couldn’t still it. I guess I’m not cut out for meditation.” My … to make people feel bad about themselves. The first rule about meditation is to do it to the best of your ability and absolutely refuse to rate it or make a judgment about how well you did. … soldiers were coming to destroy the town, so they all fled. All except one woman, that is, who kept praying in church. When the warlord came in and saw her, he drew his sword, pointed it at …

… life, these enrich Catholic universities immeasurably. They also breed controversy, in the best sense of the word. The second answer to the question is that Catholics look at, and care … itself with the norms of the modern liberal State, with its requirement that faith per se be kept out of the public square. We Catholics want our faith to inform all of our culture and our … that the Boehner-led House Republicans are not advancing their budgetary proposals as the best way to fulfill the mandate of Matthew25 to do for the least of these our brethren. They …

… This year, the calendar kept us from celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. It fell on Divine Mercy Sunday, the … lost their lives at Ground Zero trying to save their fellow citizens. The represent America’s best. As a public official, the sacrifices of our first responders are never far from my …

… for pugnacity within the organization. Needless to say, if jihadists must be fighting, it is best if they be fighting each other. Perhaps the most important consequences of the raid to get … the evident complicity of some in the Pakistani security or intelligence service in his hiding kept us from finding him? And, following on that question, the really tough one: What to do about …

… II on a "fast track" to beatification, while noting that Pope John XXIII's beatification was kept on a slow track, and completed only when paired with the beatification of the … Paul the person; only God can do that. But his historical legacy as Pope is very mixed, at best. More NCR coverage of the beatification of John Paul II John L. Allen Jr.: …

… Doc" Duvalier) and Jean-Bertrand Aristide. As it turns out, both Duvalier and Aristide have kept low profiles since their respective returns to Haiti -- though legal action against Duvalier … was the only candidate who had visited him and his neighbors and had promised to do his best to improve their lives. On Easter Sunday, as the curious walked through and picked through …

… Second, there continues to be debate about whether laicization of an abuser is always the best remedy. Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, for instance, is a psychologist and longtime director of … that he will be housed in a setting where he can be monitored, given the support he needs, and kept on the straight and narrow? Is it, perhaps, possible to do both? Whenever the Vatican makes … culture phenomenon erupts with which Catholics have a beef, there’s always tension over the best response. Is it to protest, thereby demonstrating that there’s a price to pay for picking on …

… the case of the Oregon province ). Quit dancing around the issue and using excuses like “the best advice we had at the time” and fighting lawsuits with fear mongering: “How will we continue … in requiring a written apology to the victim and disclosure of documents the schools kept on the students, according to the AP report out of Seattle. Yet, in the consistent back … never happen again. “We will turn over the criminals in our ranks to the police, and do our best to protect children. We will listen to mothers, fathers, or children who come to us with …

… tempted, it seems to me, to fly off into spirituality. Spirituality is a good thing if it’s kept connected to real life in the world. But I think the Bible really is quite materialistic.” … and demographically we’re in huge trouble about food in the world.” Brueggemann suggested the best way to understand these issues is to read Exodus from Hunger by David Beckman of Bread for …

… tsunami wave. Over the weekend, while serving at my parish on the Mexico-New Mexico border, I kept watch over news reports of the hydrogen blasts, radioactive leaks and possible meltdown from … way means standing with the distraught, the grieving, the suffering people of the world as best we can. And so we mourn for our Japanese sisters and brothers, and everyone from Haiti to Afghanistan, and try to support them as best we can. Sometimes life feels like one long season of Lent. Billions of people are now …

… many Catholics continue to enjoy fulfilling experiences of Catholic life that reflect the best of our faith. We all know of parishes that are flourishing, of lay people who are living the … are more inclined to adopt the role of our "spiritual fathers," seeing themselves as the ones best able to assess our true pastoral needs. The principal task of the pastor in their view is to … authority, without exhibiting genuine charismatic authority, what will result will be at best a minimalist, external obedience to official decrees. There is, of course, a larger issue …

… the Democratic-controlled Senate will back the House's cuts. For another, even if the Senate kept the cuts, President Barack Obama said he would veto any such bill -- although not … at least the remaining seven months of the fiscal year, if not far longer. "We found that the best public media -- the most independent and critical of government -- were also the best funded. Safeguarded from the kind of partisan interference that has become all too common in …

… is social, the meaning of democratic ideals, the concept of serving people by creating the best society possible, the realization of the common good through principles like the universal … and how we might envision that inspiration in our future work. A legacy is a heritage that is kept and passed on to the new generation. In this light, I suggest we explore the legacy of Rerum …

… traveled so far. I was thrilled to hear from the great poet, who I knew was Thomas Merton’s best friend and had famously left the U.S. in 1962 to live in solitude and peace as a hermit near … poem of this century” by The New York Times Book Review . Another reviewer considered him the best poet after T.S. Eliot. “Lax was born with the deepest sense of who God was,” Thomas Merton … is only volume one of a trilogy. Steve Georgiou was so profoundly influenced by Lax, he kept on writing. The second volume, Mystic Street: Meditations on a Spiritual Path , focuses on …

… noted teacher of nonviolence, wrote on Friday at www.wagingnonviolence.org: Rather, they are kept in place by pillars of support. These props include the police and army; the media; economic … inspired us,” Obama said, “and they've done so by putting the lie to the idea that justice is best gained by violence. For Egypt, it was the moral force of nonviolence, not terrorism, not …

… is social, the meaning of democratic ideals, the concept of serving people by creating the best society possible, the realization of the common good (the universal destination of the goods … inspiration in our work for the future. A “Legacy” is a heritage, a (family) treasure that is kept and passed on from generation to generation; and I suggest we explore the legacy of Rerum …

… multiple issues into focus at one time and shines the light of the soul on issues too often kept in darkness. Because of an illuminating event, the relationship between a number of … the freedom to assassinate is being worn as a badge of democracy. And it happens on the best sites on the internet, including this one. As a result, the United States is toxic. There …

… wrong to want to find a job in order to put bread on the table for my family? Why? Perhaps the best way to conclude this reflection is by giving witness as to what happens on the other side of … in the U.S. The question that was brought to our attention by one of the fellow pilgrims kept resurfacing in my mind throughout the entire trip: Is it worth it - to risk it all, even …

… service at higher salaries required more pension funding. He said the new plan was seen as the best option to preserve the pension plan and help employees continue to save for retirement. "The … church officials there saying they hoped to stabilize the pension fund and make sure employees kept their benefits. Although the pension fund was fully funded in 2007, it suffered during the …